Paul Chahidi

Paul Chahidi is a British actor.

An associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company,[1] Chahidi appeared at Shakespeare’s Globe[2] and appeared on Broadway in all-male productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III.[3] Chahidi was nominated for both an Olivier award and a Tony Award for his portrayal of Maria in Twelfth Night, where he appeared alongside Mark Rylance's Olivia.[4][5]

Chahidi played defence minister Nikolai Bulganin in Armando Ianucci’s historical comedy The Death of Stalin.[6]

Chahidi has a recurring role in British TV comedy This Country, in which he plays a vicar who tries to help the characters created and played by siblings Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper.[7]

Personal life

Chahidi is of Iranian descent.[8]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/people/2486#actor-name-tv
  2. ↑ "Treading the broads".
  3. ↑ Dziemianowicz, Joe. "Paul Chahidi is set to steal scenes in two New York stage productions   - NY Daily News".
  4. ↑ "Paul Chahidi on Hugh Jackman's Soft Hands & Falling Head Over Heels for London's Shakespeare in Love - Broadway Buzz - Theatre.com". www.theatre.com.
  5. ↑ "Rylance gets Tony nomination double". 30 April 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Armando Iannucci's The Death Of Stalin a dazzling black Russian comedy". The Irish News.
  7. ↑ "This Country star Paul Chahidi: All the characters have a lot of underlying pain". 8 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nasim Pedrad's 'Chad' Fox Comedy Pilot Pushes Production To May & Casts Duo, Remains In Midseason Consideration". 15 April 2016.
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